Phase 4

Formal policy model
generation (phase 4): Based on the
CCD
model, policy modelling experts
derive the agent-based formal policy model (phase 4), on which the simulation
runs. In OCOPOMO,
agent-based modeling
is
used. Hence, formal policy models have to cover actor descriptions, their social
relationships, individual behaviour, beliefs and actions as well as rules and
conditional dependencies among actions of actors. The actor network in the
CCD
is of particular importance for the development of the formal policy model, as
it presents relevant information in regards to interdependencies of actors
(e.g. an actor only sets an action based on the behaviour or impact on another
agent). The policy models accommodate in sum the relationships between the
individual actions on the micro-level and the collective effects on the macro
level to help understand interrelation and interdependencies and thereby making
the system manageable.